Operations Manager Industrial Refrigeration

Johnson Controls are global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reinvent the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet!

The Benelux Service team delivers innovative maintenance and service solutions to a wide customer base across all industry segments for HVAC, chillers, industrial refrigeration, controls and mechanical & electrical works.

We are seeking an Operations Manager to lead site based activity across the Benelux ! You will be looking after our multi-disciplined engineering execution teams and subcontractors across a wide portfolio of IREF and HVAC engineered solutions.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and Management Incentive bonus
• Company car & IT equipment provided
• Remote working opportunity
• 25 Holidays, 13 ADV days
• Career development through various career ladders programs
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• Access to business resource groups

What you will do

You will lead all aspects of the execution phase of a project, from initial sales handover through to final completion. Part of your role will be to lead delivery of our IREF and HVAC products and externally supplied items on time and within budget to a number of our key commercial clients in a variety of different industries such as food processing, district heating/cooling, industrial processes and manufacturing to name a few.

How you will do it

As the Operations Project Manager we need you to take ownership of the overall profitable execution of projects, you will have a sound knowledge of running the financials, all legal requirements, technology and people.

You will take on main contractor duties and handle the selection, ordering, warehousing and logistics of materials as the need arises. As a safety champion you will ensure the safe handover of projects including responsibility for all Health and Safety reporting.

Part of the role is to attend project meetings whilst analyzing project progress, auditing engineer’s contracts and standard compliance.

During a project you will develop and build customer, consultant and subcontractor relationships that promote a culture of doing business in line with Johnson Controls ethical standards and applicable laws.

We are looking for candidates able to prepare and deliver clear performance expectations, carry out performance evaluations on direct and subcontract labor and build development plans with all parties, both internal and external.

What we look for

Essential

• Project Management experience in the IREF engineering industry, leading a project from start to finish including budgets, resource planning, procurement & logistics, alongside the management of Health and Safety.
• Solid understanding of Industrial Refrigeration systems in both industrial and commercial environments.
• Contract Management experience and supervisory skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge of current CDM Regulations and managing Health & Safety on site.
• Ability to read and understand P&ID drawings and schematics

Preferred

• Ability to lead and influence both internal & external partners at all levels
• Working towards a Project Management qualification (APM etc), or qualified with Operations Management certification
• Ideal qualifications are IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH National General Certificate, SMSTS, CSCS Card
• Working knowledge of Pressure Systems Safety Laws (PSSR) and BS EN378
• Excellency in verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Additional languages beneficial; Dutch fluency beneficial, but not essential.
• High level of competence in all Microsoft Office programs including Microsoft Project.

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